Confirmed Presenters

The presenters are split into six alphabetical groups. Click on the below letter range options to view information in that section.

Presenters E-G Click on the presenter's name to jump to their bio
	Jason Eades The Koori Heritage Trust, Australia		Pablo Alfredo Gimenez Community Enterprise, Australia
	Lindley Edwards AFG Ventures Group, Australia		Tim Goodwin Young Indigenous Leaders Network, Australia
	Margaret Elliot OBE. FRSA Sunderland Home Care Associates, UK		Kerry Graham Inspire Foundation, Australia
	Patricia Faulkner AO Social Inclusion Board, Australia		Pauline Graham Social Firms Scotland, UK
	Kevin Fong Goolarri Media Enterprises, Australia		Michael Gravina Elephant Pepper, Zambia, Africa
	Jack Fuller Per Capita, Australia		Alan Greig The Mercury Centre, Australia
	Simon Gillies Booz & Company, Australia
Jason Eades The Koori Heritage Trust, Australia Jason Eades was born in Orbost, South Eastern Victoria. Jason is a proud Gunai man, from an area now know as Gippsland. Jason has held a number of senior management positions including Executive Manager at Mirimbiak Victoria Aboriginal Native Title Unit, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria to Chief Executive Officer of the Koorie Heritage Trust - one of Victoria’s leading Cultural Centres. A passionate Indigenous artist, being CEO of the Koorie Heritage Trust allows him to have a direct advisory role in the development of the Victorian Indigenous arts community. Jason is also passionate about creating opportunities for Koorie youth to learn more about their culture and identity in order to strive to reach their full potential. Jason has managed a number of community organisations which included Social / Community Enterprise business as a part of their operations. In recent years Jason has become involved leadership and economic development.  Jason is involved with number of organisations including the Victorian Indigenous Leadership Network, Kinaway  (Victorian Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce), the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages and is currently Co-Chair of the Victorian Aboriginal Economic Development Group.
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Lindley Edwards AFG Ventures Group, Australia Lindley Edwards is the Group Managing Director of AFG Venture Group and its various subsidiaries. Previously Lindley was a State Manager (Vice-President) with Citibank.  Prior to this position she spent nine years with Macquarie Bank and was an Associate Director with the Corporate Banking Division.  Lindley has also worked on a secondment basis for Boston Consulting Group and for the Victorian State Government Project.   She is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.  Lindley holds two undergraduate degrees one in Accounting and the other in Banking and Finance.  She also holds post graduate qualifications in Corporate Governance and is currently studying for a PhD in Philosophy.  Lindley is a non-executive Director and Advisory Board member of various organizations.  Lindley has been a state finalist in the Telstra Businesswomen’s awards for Private Sector less than 100 employees.  In the year 2000 Lindley was admitted to the Australian Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame.
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Margaret Elliot OBE. FRSA  Sunderland Home Care Associates, UK Margaret was born and bred in Sunderland – a one time mighty industrial centre in the north east of England. Margaret first got involved in the Cooperative movement in the 1970’s. She started a cooperative shop, Little Women Ltd where all the women had small children so they had a nursery above the shop so they could work. Margaret then started a home care coop in the 1980’s, Little Women Household Services Ltd. This coop used Social Security benefits to cover the cost of the help. The most recent venture, Sunderland Home Care Associates Ltd (SHCA) began trading in 1994. This employee owned social enterprise now employs in excess of 270 people and has been replicated by Care and Share Associates in four other areas.
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Patricia Faulkner AO Social Inclusion Board, Australia From August 2000 until March 2007 Ms Faulkner was the Secretary of the Victorian Department of Human Services. In this position she was the CEO of one of the largest state government departments, with a portfolio including health, public housing, disability services, child protection and juvenile justice. Her main interests lie in structure of Government,  policy development and analysis, regulation and public sector governance. Ms Faulkner holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Melbourne University majoring in Economics and Psychology and also a Diploma of Education and Master of Administration.  She is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and Victoria and a Fellow of the College of Health Service Executives.
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Kevin Fong Goolarri Media Enterprises, Australia Kevin is currently the Managing Director of Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome WA. His role involves forging partnerships to support and establish budding entrepreneurs and develop a diverse range of content that digitizes our culture and community. With a long term background in government, business and community, Kevin has a multitude of skills in financial management, administration and regional and economic development. Kevin is also the Director of the Kimberley Institute an Indigenous independent think tank; Chairman of BAMA Indigenous Stock Exchange [BAMA ISX]; Recipient  of Centenary Medal for Community service; Laureate of Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose- USA ; Recipient of the Australian DAVOS connection Leadership award 2007; Past President of Shinju Matsuri [1997-2000]; Current Shinju Matsuri President [2007- ]; past Shire President of the Shire of Broome [1999-2003]; Kevin also served as a Commissioner of the Kimberley Development Commission and the Kimberly Sustainable Regions committee 2002-2004 and a Commissioner on the Western Australian Planning Commission 2002-2007].
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Jack Fuller Per Capita, Australia Jack Fuller is a Project Leader at the progressive think tank Per Capita, running the research stream ‘Politics and the Brain’.  He is focusing on the emerging empirical picture of human nature and how this will redefine our politics - his early research has received interest from the Victorian Premier's Department and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.  Jack is also working in the international youth climate change movement with a team developing an ‘international youth climate coalition’, and is writing a short book called ‘The Sacred City’. He grew up in Brisbane and Melbourne, and lives in Sydney.
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Simon Gillies Booz & Company, Australia A Booz & Company Partner, Simon leverages more than 20 years senior management and management consulting experience to serve the needs of clients. Simon’s expertise includes: corporate and business unit strategy, mergers and acquisitions, organisational effectiveness and corporate restructuring in the public and private sectors. Simon specialises in developing and implementing strategies to enable clients to drive profitable growth and deliver on their strategic and financial objectives. A key focus of his work is enhancing organisational effectiveness and strategic alignment. This includes reviewing multiple organisation levers such as structure, culture, and capabilities to address organisational issues and align the company more effectively with future environmental and strategic demands.
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Pablo Alfredo Gimenez Community Enterprise, Australia Pablo Alfredo Gimenez has over 13 years experience working with social enterprises. Pablo’s interest in social enterprise comes from his commitment to social justice and the potential for these types of enterprises to change lives and communities for the better. Pablo has founded and managed two social enterprises with a green twinge, Grasslands Organic Grocery and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s catering service. Since August 2007 he has been working for the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Community Enterprise Development Initiative where he has had the opportunity to work with a range of community and social enterprises whose social purpose includes delivering environmental benefits.
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Tim Goodwin Young Indigenous Leaders Network, Australia Tim Goodwin graduated in 2007 from the Australian National University with a Bachelor in Arts and Bachelor in Law with Honours. Tim just finished as Associate to Justice North of the Federal Court of Australia. Tim serves on the Board of the Australian Research Alliance of Children and Youth. Tim also serves on the Editorial Boards of the Australian Indigenous Law Review and Ngiya: Talk the Law. Tim is a member of the Steering Committee for the Establishment of a National Indigenous Representative Body. Tim is currently the Chair of the National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia.
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Kerry Graham Inspire Foundation, Australia Kerry joined Inspire Foundation in April 2007.  She brought with her 15 years experience working with children and young people.  A lawyer by training, Kerry spent seven years working for Aboriginal Legal Services as a children’s specialist.  She was the founding lawyer of the NSW Youth Drug and Alcohol Court for which she received the National Children's and Youth Law Centre award for "outstanding representation of children and young people in NSW". After leaving the law, Kerry committed herself to service delivery and systems reform.  She worked for a number of leading non profit youth services before undertaking leadership roles for the National Aboriginal Sports Corporation Australia (NASCA) and Good Beginnings Australia. Kerry holds undergraduate degrees in administration and law (University of Canberra), a Masters of Social Work (Monash University) and a Master of Management in Community Management (University of Technology, Sydney).  Kerry is a member of the National Social Inclusion Board, the National Body Imagine Advisory Group and the Suicide Prevention Australia Taskforce.
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Pauline Graham Social Firms Scotland, UK Pauline joined Social Firms Scotland (SFS) in January 08, having previously spent 7 years managing Social Economy Scotland - a £5million European Programme which attracted significant funding to advance social enterprise developments in Scotland. This programme was enhanced through exchange and learning from transnational cooperation with similar projects in Italy, Poland and Finland. Social Firms Scotland is the only agency in Scotland providing tailored support to the Social Firm sector. Pauline is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the organisation and works at a policy level to increase the profile of Social Firms. Her career history includes Marketing Management in the Community Arts field, Further Education and community regeneration.
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Michael Gravina Elephant Pepper, Zambia, Africa Australian born, Michael Gravina is Co-founder and Director of the Elephant Pepper Development Trust, a not for profit NGO in Africa and the Elephant Pepper Brand of products a for-profit entity that manufactures and products using chilies grown by small-scale farmers. Michael understands the need to fight poverty by providing business opportunities and has established, among others initiatives, African Spices Limited, which supplies Tabasco chilli mash to McIlhenny Company USA, and also works on other programs connecting African farmers to global trade markets. The two initiatives work collaboratively under a shared vision of wildlife preservation and sustainable economic development.
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Alan Greig The Mercury Centre, Australia Alan Greig is Director, Ownership Strategies at The Mercury Centre Cooperative Ltd (www.mercury.org.au ) a cooperative development agency and social enterprise that specialises in building collaborative enterprises through consultancy, research, information, advice and training. The Mercury Centre’s focus is on participation and empowerment structures which encourage broader involvement in the governance of organisations and the widespread and democratic ownership of assets - for employees through their workplaces and for citizens through mutuals, co-operatives and savings schemes. The Mercury Centre helps people understand and enjoy the rights, responsibilities, rewards and risks of shared ownership. It cultivates a business approach to social enterprise based on ethical values through providing services that strengthen organisational capacity. Alan has had a long standing interest in employee and community ownership dating back to the 1970s. He has been Public Officer of the Australian Employee Ownership Association (www.aeoa.org.au ) since its inception in 1986.
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